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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Cranbourne North (PSP) 9% of the male population over 15 did more than 14 hours of housework each week in 2021.
There has been increased interest in identifying, acknowledging and valuing the unpaid work that supports home and community life. The changing amount of time spent on unpaid housework in different Household Types and, particularly the distribution of this work within the household, can indicate the changing roles of males, females and older children in society. The level of unpaid domestic work in Cranbourne North (PSP) may also be related to Household Income, as higher income households are able to outsource some of these tasks.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In the last week did the person spend time doing unpaid domestic work for their household?'
| Unpaid domestic work | |||||||
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| Cranbourne North (PSP) - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Hours spent on unpaid domestic work | Number | % | Endeavour Hills % | Number | % | Endeavour Hills % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Did unpaid domestic work | 1,419 | 58.7 | 56.7 | 576 | 63.9 | 59.0 | +843 |
| Less than 5 hours | 585 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 265 | 29.4 | 28.3 | +320 |
| Between 5 and 14 hours | 622 | 25.7 | 23.7 | 234 | 25.9 | 22.4 | +388 |
| Between 15 and 29 hours | 156 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 62 | 6.9 | 5.6 | +94 |
| 30 hours or more | 55 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 15 | 1.7 | 2.7 | +40 |
| Did no unpaid domestic work | 901 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 252 | 28.0 | 34.4 | +650 |
| Not stated | 94 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 73 | 8.1 | 6.6 | +22 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 2,416 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 902 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,514 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the male population in Cranbourne North (PSP) in 2021 compared to Endeavour Hills shows that there was a lower proportion of males who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.
Overall, 9% of the male population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 9.7% for Endeavour Hills.
The major differences between the share of the male population performing unpaid domestic work in Cranbourne North (PSP) and Endeavour Hills were:
- A larger percentage of males who did unpaid domestic work (total) (58.7% compared to 56.7%)
- A larger percentage of males who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (25.7% compared to 23.7%)
- A larger percentage of males who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (24.2% compared to 23.3%)
- A smaller percentage of males who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (2.3% compared to 3.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of males performing unpaid domestic work in Cranbourne North (PSP), between 2016 and 2021 were those who:
- Did unpaid domestic work (+843 males)
- Did no unpaid domestic work (+650 males)
- Between 5 and 14 hours (+388 males)
- Less than 5 hours (+320 males)
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